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was his friend and that Carpio was insane ; he an- nounced his intention of going to the mountains in search of Carpio and promised to bring him in, but was told that a party of Indian police had already started in pursuit of the murderer and would take him dead or alive. Roman proceeded in pursuit of the police and soon overtook them ; he endeavored to per- suade them to permit him to go alone in search of Carpio. “He is loco,” said Roman. “He does not know what he is doing, if you find him he will resist and fight and be killed. Let me go after him, I will arrest him and take him to the agency.” His offer was declined and he was ordered to return home and cease inter- fering with the police. Then Roman begged and prayed, he became frantic, he threw himself in front of the police and said they should not kill his brother. He was overpowered, disarmed, arrested, charged with resisting the police, manacled and sent to Fort Leavenworth there to be confined for an indefinite period in the military prison. In the meantime Carpio was arrested, in- dicted for the murder of Acosta and tried before Judge Bristol at Las Cruces. I was employed by the government to assist the United States attorney to prosecute the case. The only wit- nesses against Carpio were the two Indian girls, his sisters. They testified in the Apache lan- ( 26 )